Vishal Kudawla, known professionally as Vishnu Vishal, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily appears in Tamil film industry.

After completing his MBA, he went on to become a cricketer, playing in TNCA league games. However, a leg injury ended his cricket career and the actor noted that during the time he was bedridden, he started watching films and began an interest in an acting career. His father's uncle had been an actor in several small films and he shaped Vishnu's interest in the industry. He entered the film industry changing his name to Vishnu to which he later added his birth name. Vishnu Vishal made his acting debut in the movie Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu(2009) which also marked Suseenthiran's directorial debut. The film opened to very positive reviews, with Vishnu earning a nomination from the Vijay Awards for Best Debut Actor. He had two releases in 2010, portraying an action role in the comedy Bale Pandiya and then played a rowdy from Royapuram in Drohi featuring alongside Srikanth. He subsequently worked on the comedy, Kullanari Koottam. After a year without any releases, he had two releases in 2014; the romantic comedy, Mundasupatti under Director Ramkumar and the sports drama, Jeeva for which he collaborated with Suseenthiran again. Both films won positive reviews and performed well at the box office.

In 2015, he appeared in the science and fiction comedy Indru Netru Naalai directed by R.Ravikumar. The movie was a super hit at the box office. His first release of the year was also his first production venture, the comedy film Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran directed by Ezhil, with Nikki Galrani in the female lead. After multiple ups and downs with his latter films, Vishnu Vishal gave a strong come back with Ratchasan(2018) which he reunited again with Director Ramkumar. This film recognized as one of the best thrillers of all time and acquired the positive reception from the audiences as well.

In recent release is Lal Salaam(2024), he was seen alongside with Super Star Rajinikanth and Vikranth; directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth. The film is garnering response from the critics as well as from the general audience for its core content. His upcoming movies, Aaryan and Mohandas are in the post-production stage and expected to be released this year as well.

Vishnu's journey from the cricket field to the big screen illustrates the unpredictable unpredictability of life and the opportunities that arise from taking up challenges, despite his initial reluctance to perform. Because of his skill and dedication, he has become a well regarded actor in the industry, proving that sometimes life's unexpected turns take you in the most unexpected places.

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